[ 2.75🌟 ]

The Hating Game was really what I needed at the time I was reading it. I was nearing the end of my summer school program, and after reading 4 Jane Austen novels in four weeks, my poor brain was just kind of done. This book grabbed my attention automatically because of its easy to read writing style, and I was especially feeling the hate-to-love trope.
In the end, The Hating Game was really not my cup of tea (in terms of smuttiness, which is kept at a relative minimum). Lucy and Josh’s “love” didn’t seem unfounded, but it also escalated more quickly than I would’ve expected. Lucy’s voice didn’t bother me, but it also wasn’t my favorite. If I went through some of my marks I made on my kindle, I could find more specific examples but some comments just felt...off.
Overall, The Hating Game is not a bad read, and it was the (somewhat) fluffiness that I desperately needed at the time.